Kuwait Fire Department firefighters extinguish fire at the construction site of the headquarters of the National Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Stephanie Mcgehee

Kuwait Fire Department firefighters extinguish fire at the construction site of the headquarters of the National Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Stephanie Mcgehee

Smoke rises from the construction site of the headquarters of the National Bank of Kuwait, September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Stephanie Mcgehee

DUBAI (Reuters) – National Bank of Kuwait <NBKK.KW> said a fire that broke out on Thursday at the construction site of its headquarters in Kuwait was successfully extinguished.

”NBK Management would like to thank the Kuwait Fire Department, the Ministry of Interior, the Emergency Medical Services for their quick response in extinguishing the fire at the new NBK Headquarter construction site and to the public on their concern for the safety of all,” the bank said in a tweet.